Sanitary kneading-board.



E. C. MIX.

SANITARY KNEADING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. 1914.

Patented Aug. '31, 1915.

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EDWARD 0. MIX, OF LONG- BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

SANITARY KN EADING-IBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3.1, 1915.

Application filed May 4, 1914. Serial N 0. 836,382.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,- EDWARD C. MIX, a citizenof the United States, residing atLong Beach, in the county of LosAngeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful SanitaryKneading-Board, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to molding and kneading boards as used in kitchensfor making bread, cutting meat and kindred purposes, and has for itsobject the provision of means for rendering such boards sanitary inevery respect and obviating the necessity for cleaning and scraping theboards after use, which consists, primarily, in spreading paper orparchment over the upper surface of the board in such a manner that itmay be held firmly in contact with the board and removed and destroyedafter use, the paper or parchment being mounted on the board in asuitable receptacle from which it may be played out from aroll orotherwise supplied to the board, as desired.

I attain the above objects by the mechanism illustrated intheaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a-perspective of a board with my device shown thereon andwith certain portions broken away; Fig. 2 is a fragmen-, tary sectionalelevation on the line a0 m of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectionalelevation on the line w' w of Fig. 2; Fig.1 4 is a fragmentaryperspective of the paper clamp hinge; and Fig. 5 is a section of theouter end of the board showing the clamp in position in the groove.

Similar characters of reference indicate the same parts throughout thespecifications and the Several views of the'drawings.

In the drawings, 1 represents an ordinary molding, kneading or meatcutting board, which may be of any convenient size, and which, in mydevice serves as a base, upon which is mounted, at one end, a tubularhousing of metal and comprising two semi-cylindrical sections 3 and 4,hinged together at the back by means of a pin 5 adapted to seat in theoutwardly bent hinge sections 6 on the upper member and 7 on the lowermember of the housing. The upper member 3 of the housing has suitableendv closures 8 suitn ably secured thereto, and the lower member 4 hasthe end members 9, which, in additi n to forming a closure for lowermember, extend down to and are secured to the side of the board 1 bymeans of the screws 10, the

end members of both the u members of the housing belng adapted to alineand entirely close the end of the housing, except for the centralperforation 11 which is formed half in one and half in the other of saidend members.

A core 12 made of paper pulp or other suitable and similar materialhaving formed on each end an annular groove 13 is adapted to berevolubly mounted in the housing, the periphery of the perforations 11engaging the annular grooves 13 in the end members 8 and 9 and thelateral movement of the core thus prevented. A roll of sanitary paper orparchment is secured at one end to the core 12 and the other end of thepaper is adapted to protrude downwardly through the lateral slot 14 inthe lower portion of the member 4 of the housing, the width of the paperroll 15 and that of that slot 14: being substantially the width of theboard 1.

The metal in the vicinity of the hinge sections 6 and 7 of the twomembers 3 and/l of the housing and also at the front thereof, may be SOformed that no dust can enter the housing and a suitable latch 16 may besecured to one of the members and adapted to latch over a suitable hookor eye 17 in the other member of the housing, and a roll of paper may beeither placed in position or removed by opening the housing.

The paper 15 is adapted to be drawn through the slot and suflicientlyforward of the board as to completely cover the length thereof andenough more to hang down slightly over the front edge, as shown in Fig.2, and as it is necessary that the paper should be held firmly incontact with the board when the board is in use, I provide a lateralV-shaned groove 18 in the top of'the board, slightly in front of thehousing, and a similar groove 19 in the front edge of the board, in theformer of which, 18, is seated a lateral rod 20 of'triangular cross asection whose top is substantially flush with the top of the board andto which is secured a flat, thin strip of metal 21 extending slightlyforward of the groove and adapted to rest on the top of the board whenthe rod 20 is in the groove, and the groove 19 havmg a similar rod 22except that it lacks the metal strip 21, and its outer surface isadapted to be substantially flush with the edge of the board 1.

The rod v20 is resiliently held in the groove 18 by means of a pair ofoppositely mounted pper and lower arms 23, one on each side of the board1,

23 and the edge of the board 1, secured at one end to a screw 10 in theboard and at the other hooked over the end of the screws 25.

The outer rod 22 has an eye 28 secured in one end which is hinged to abracket 29 by a suitable pin 30, the bracket 29 is secured to the board1 by a screw 31 and a dowel 32 adapted to seat in a suitable perforationin the edge of the board to prevent its turn ing, and the other end ofthe rod has a screw 33 with a head 34 between which and the end of therod a seat is formed to receive a hook 35 on a latch 36 securedpivotally to the board 1 by a screw 37. Thus the paper 15 when drawnunder the rods 20 and 22, is forced into the grooves 18 and 19 and thetension of the springs 26 at one end and the rigid clamp formed by therod 22 and the latch at the other end, and is held smoothly and in rigidcontact with top surface of the board.

A suitable eye 38 may be secured to the rear edge of the board 1 forhanging the board on a wall, and a similar eye 39 is se cured to the topof the plate 21 and the rod 20 in order that the rod 22 and the arms 23to which it is secured may be raised sufficiently to slip the paperunder, when spreading it over the top of the board.

When it is desired to use the board, the rod 20 may be raised and theend of the paper grasped and drawn forward until it extends slightlyforward of the end of the board, the latch 36 may be released from therod 22, this rod swung outwardly on its pivot, the paper slipped betweenthe rod and the end of the board, the rod forced with the paper into thegroove 19 and the latch hooked again over the end of the rod. After apiece of the paper has been used and a clean piece is desired, or, inthe event that further use of the board is not required, the rod 22 maybe released from the latch and the used portion of the paper torn offagainst the edge of the plate 21 on the rod 20, the edge of this platebeing suflicientlv in advance of the groove 18 to permit the grasping ofthe end of the paper for further use.

Paper such as I intend to be used in connection with my device isfrequently required in kitchens for covering butter, cakes, meats andsimilar articles, and when hung on the wall of the kitchen or pantry, asupply of such paper may be always available by tearing off a suflicientlength from the roll 15, and without removing the board from the wall.

In the device herein described and illustrated, it is obvious that apractical, simple,

cheap and effective molding and kneading board is provided which may beused for any ordinary purpose, and being thoroughly sanitary and dustproof, the necessity for scraping and cleaning the boards is elimi natedand a cheaper board may be used for all purposes. It is obvious that thestructure of my invention may be changed in many particulars, accordingto the purpose for which it is used, without departing from the spiritof my invention, and though I am aware of several different ways ofaccomplishing the same result, it is thought that the structure shownand illustrated is preferable to all others, and believing the deviceentirely novel, I desire to claim broadly thereon.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desireLetters Patent for, is:

l. A sanitary kneading board provided at one end with a suitable paperreceptacle having means whereby a roll of paper may be inserted thereinand removed therefrom and an aperture whereby the end of the paper maybe drawn through the receptacle and extended over the top surface of theboard, combined resilient clamping and paper tearing means adjacent tosaid receptacle and rigid clamping means at the opposite end of saidboard for holding the paper firmly in position thereon.

2. A sanitary kneading board provided with a suitable paper receptacleat one end adapted to revolubly and removablv hold a roll of paper andhaving means whereby the paper may be extended over the top surface ofthe board, resilient clamping means adja cent to said receptacle andrigid clamping means at the opposite end of said board for holding thepaper firmly in position thereon.

3. A kneading board provided with a rigidly mounted transverselydisposed paper receptacle at one end having a hinged top and meansfor'holding a roll of paper, and a pair of transverse grooves, one onthe top surface of the board adjacent to said recep tacle and the-otheron the opposite end thereof; combined paper clamping and tearing meansadapted to register with and resiliently hold the paper in said firstmentioned groove, and rigid clamping means adapted to hold the paper insaid other groove.

4. The combination with a kneading board, of a housing rigidly mountedon one end thereof provided with means for holding a roll of paperremovably and revolubly therein; and a pair of parallel transverseclamping members pivotally mounted on opposite ends of said board forholding the paper from said roll when extended over the board firmly inposition thereon, one of said members being resiliently and the otherrigidly held when in clamping position.

5. The combination with a kneading board, of a housing rigidly mountedon one end thereof provided/Withmeans for hold- 7 ing a roll of paperremovably and revolubly therein; said board having a pair of paralleltransverse grooves, one in the forward end a paper firmly in position onthe board.

6. The combination with a kneading board, of a housing mounted on oneend thereofprovided With a roll of paper and holding means therefor; apair ofparallel transverse clamping members pivotally mounted on saidboard, one of said members adjacent to said housing being provided Withpapertearing means and resiliently mounted and the other member beingprovided With a locking means for holding it in rigid relation With saidboard there being transverse grooves in the board in the plane of eachof said members whereby the paper from said roll may be firmly held inposition on the board.

7. In a kneading board, the combination of a board provided With atransverse groove on the top surface near one end and a similar grooveon the opposite end; a housing rigidly mounted thereon adjacent to saidfirst mentioned groove and provided With a roll of paper capable ofbeing extended over the top surface of said board; a combined paperclamping and tearing member pivoted on the sides of the board andadapted to resiliently hold the paper in said groove; a clamping memberin the plane of said other groove pivotally mounted on one side of theboard and adapted to hold the end of the paper in said groove; and meansfor locking said last mentioned clamping member in said groove forrigidly holding the paper on the surface of said board.

' EDWARD C. MIX.

Witnesses:

ANNE HARTENSTEIN, R. H. DAVENPORT.

